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Bad Faith Trademark Applications in Turkey; The Crackdown Begins?

Issued: February 28 2014

For the first time in more than a dozen years, a bad faith trademark registrant in Turkey has been ordered to compensate a mark owner for damages. Uğur Aktekin and Hande Hançer explain what’s in store for Turkish trademark law.

 

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